The Man Booker Prize

"The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the power to transform the fortunes of authors and even publishers. The aim of the prize, which receives worldwide press attention, is to promote excellence in fiction by recognizing the best full-length novel published by a citizen of the Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland, in the year of the prize.

The Man Booker judges are selected from the country's finest critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent excellence of the prize. The novel must be an original work in English (not a translation) and must not be self-published.

The winner of the Man Booker Prize receives £50,000 and both the winner and the shortlisted authors are guaranteed a worldwide readership plus a dramatic increase in book sales."
Source www.themanbookerprize.com

Man first took on the sponsorship of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 2002. During his speech to the Guildhall audience at the 2011 Prize Awards, Jon Aisbitt, Chairman of Man, said that Man is "delighted to announce tonight that we have signed a new sponsorship agreement with the Booker Foundation for 10 more years of the Man Booker Prize."

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014 winner

Source: The Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014 winner

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2014 was won by Richard Flanagan for The Narrow Road to the Deep North.